St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
JAMESTOWN JoTTINGs.
Electric Observation-Disclosures
Over Miss Wizards Non-An-

Electric Lights---Disappoint
Over Miss Wizards Non-An.
pearance.
Special to the Globe.
JAMESTOWN, June 24.-An informant
meeting of the city council was heidi
Monday evening for the purpose of con-
slderlng, with the citizens, the advisa-i
olllty OF putting in an electric hghta
plant. The heavy taxpayers were nearlyi
all present and the unanimous senti-
ment OF the meeting, while in favor of
eiectrlc lights as means Of illumina-!
tion, nevertheless cOunSeled inveStiga-
ton. Mr.. Gilman, the gentlemen who
has just completed a similar plant att
Bismarck, and is the proprietor of SIM
liar properties along the Northern Pa;
cific, was before the council with a;
proposition offering to furnish James
town with that desirable illumination asi
was done at Bismarck. After an ey-
preston OF opinion from nearly all thei
leading citizens it was moved and car
rled that committee of three citizenst
ana three councilmen should beSap-i
pointed to correspond with other citiesi
relative to the proposition and report at /
the regular meeting of the council in
August. The feeling here is so unani-.
mously in favor of electric light that it,
is safe to predict that the city will be
provided with such system of itlumi-
nation before the end of the year. 80.
Miss Frances Willard, the noted tenn
perance lecturer, was announced to APP
pear here Tuesday, but on account of
the delay of the train was not able tot
fill the appointment. Although strongly !;
urged to remain over day she decided {
to continue eastward to Fargo which t
place could be reached in time for her {
appearance as announced. A party of I
Sanborn people and others from neigh +
boring cities came into jamestown to-
hear the distinguished lady and were
much disappointed ilrhaving to foregot
that pleasure.
The haying SeaSon2ahas= cOmmenced-i
and farmers all over the country are {
now engaged in putting up their win !.
ter'S feed. Owing to the previous dry +
weather but little water had accumu-i
lated in the sloughs and as conse-i
quence good hay meadows are scarce /
and valuable. The grass this year is
shorter and thinner than usual, but the
supply will no doubt be ample 1t is
probable that Jamestown gentlemen
will again put up baled hay in the hills,
an industry which has heretofore as
sumed considerable proportions.
Work on Jamestown college building,
is getting pretty well along. but has
been retarded somewhat by the scarcity
of masons. There will probably be as
much brickwork in jamestown this year
as at any time in her history. The college
and asylum work alone will give en-,
ployment to hundreds of. men through
out the season. Ground has been broken
for the excavations for the latter work,
and in short time large force of
brick and stone maSons will lie wanted.
The little blow that passed this way a
few days ago was productive of some
interesting incidents. Henry n. Shaver,
why lives near Ypsilanti, was injuredi
in peculiar manner. 1t seems that he
was in his claim shanty VIXEN the wind.
which suddenly arose, became violent
and overturned the slauty, which, in ;.
falling, struck Shaver, pinning him to
the ground and badly injuring him.
When Shaver regained consciousness
he found leg broken, an arm smashed
and his head badly bruised. Consider
able damage to property was done in
the same vicinity. Several barns and
houses were blown down, but the above /
is the only personal injury reported.